PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jarvela's choice of entrance music: Real American. Ari Sotaheimo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sotaheimo
vs
Jarvela

185 cm
28
192 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
36
200 lbs
20 - 37 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A head kick lands from Sotaheimo that sends Jarvela to the canvas. Jarvela tries to scramble back to his feet but Sotaheimo brings him back down into side control.

Jarvela is rocked!

It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotaheimo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jarvela is still in real trouble! Can Sotaheimo finish him?
Sotaheimo controlling from mount.
Jarvela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jarvela seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotaheimo looking to finish with strikes here!
Sotaheimo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sotaheimo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sotaheimo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sotaheimo controlling the position easily from mount.
Sotaheimo prevents Jarvela from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo content just to control the position here.
Sotaheimo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sotaheimo content just to control the position here.
Sotaheimo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ari Sotaheimo wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Sotaheimo has Jarvela up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotaheimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarvela won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sotaheimo has Jarvela pressed against the cage, preventing Jarvela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jarvela looks winded!
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvela's face.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Jarvela tries to pull guard but Sotaheimo holds him up against the cage and eventually Jarvela drops back down to his feet.
Sotaheimo working Jarvela over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Juhani Jarvela's cut even more.
Sotaheimo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jarvela's defenses.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jarvela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sotaheimo working the clinch nicely. Jarvela is working for position but Sotaheimo cracks him with a big knee to the head! Jarvela crumples up against the cage and Sotaheimo lands two more shots before the ref can save Jarvela! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ari Sotaheimo!
An out of breath Ari Sotaheimo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.